Eastern Europe
War in Ukraine
An appeal submitted by imprisoned U.S. basketballer Brittney Griner has been rejected by a court in Russia, with state prosecutors concluding that her nine-year sentence for possessing less than one g
Oct. 26, 2022
Russia
According to Ukraine’s center for strategic communications, French company Eutelsat, which is 22 percent owned by the French government, is providing satellite signal coverage to Russia despite sancti
Oct. 26, 2022
War in Ukraine
According to Ukrainian military intelligence, Russia’s Wagner private military company (PMC) has begun mass recruitment of Russian prisoners suffering from severe infectious diseases, in particular HI
Oct. 25, 2022
War in Ukraine
News appeared late last week about telephone conversations between Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu with his Western counterparts – the ministers of defense of the United States, Great Britain,
Oct. 25, 2022
War in Ukraine
The Kremlin said Monday, Oct. 24, that France and Germany were showing “no desire” to participate in mediation on the Ukrainian conflict and praised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s offer to o
Oct. 24, 2022
Russia
In a Moscow court, lawyer Maria Eismont is looking on stunned at a losing battle: her client, a student accused of defaming Russia’s military, is being called a “liar” and part of an anti-Russian “sec
Oct. 24, 2022
Russia
In Russia’s Irkutsk, a Su-30SM fighter jet crashed in a residential area, destroying a household during a flight test involving a pair of such planes. This was reported by a local news site, according
Oct. 23, 2022
Russia
Xi Jinping secured a historic third term as China’s leader on Sunday Oct. 22 and filled his inner circle with close allies, achieving after a decade in power complete dominance over the ruling Communi
Oct. 23, 2022
Spain on Saturday Oct. 23 said it would send 14 fighter jets to Bulgaria and Romania to bolster NATO’s eastern flank as the defence alliance strengthens its deterrence capacity following Russia’s inva
Oct. 23, 2022
Belarus
According to a recent Daily Beast analysis, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the leader of Belarus’ opposition, is attempting to forge an alliance with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky to thwart any pl
Oct. 21, 2022
Belarus
After a meeting with representatives of the Belarusian Kalinoŭski regiment – a group of Belarusian volunteers formed to defend Ukraine from the Russian invasion – members of the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrain
Oct. 21, 2022
War in Ukraine
In an exclusive interview for Kyiv Post, prominent figure of Russian opposition Ilya Ponomarev discusses the mobilization in Russia, the goals of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his command, and
Oct. 20, 2022
War in Ukraine
The probability of a renewed invasion from the territory of Belarus is currently low but may increase in the spring, according to Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) spokesman Yevhen Silkin. “The probabilit
Oct. 20, 2022
War in Ukraine
The decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin on the imposition of “martial law” in the temporarily occupied territories is another crime of the Russian leadership against the Ukrainian state and Ukr
Oct. 20, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russian hackers affiliated with the National Republic Army (NRA) have released 1.2 terabytes of sensitive Russian data. This includes information concerning Russia’s key national security infrastructu
Oct. 19, 2022
War in Ukraine
Despite constant casualties and atrocities the war brings, Russian citizens continue to support their government’s military actions against Ukraine. That’s why there are many discussions about whether
Oct. 18, 2022